Squeaking Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Squeaking Point

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant language for nearly 90% of the Squeaking Point community. This high level of English usage means only 3% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 3% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well below the 8.7% seen across Tasmania. Meanwhile, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

3.0% ▼ -35.7%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Squeaking Point, English only is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Squeaking Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60631/squeaking-point/topic/language